Pierre Barthès
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| Country (sports) |  France |
|---|---|
| Residence | Vaucresson, France |
| Born | 13 September 1941 Béziers, France |
| Turned pro | 1966 (amateur from 1962) |
| Retired | 1976 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 351–349 (50.1%)[1] |
| Career titles | 7[2] |
| Highest ranking | No. 9 (1971, World's Top 10)[3] |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (1965) |
| French Open | QF (1965) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1964, 1972) |
| US Open | 4R (1965) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | RR (1971) |
| Professional majors | |
| US Pro | 1R (1966, 1967) |
| Wembley Pro | QF (1966) |
| French Pro | 1R (1966, 1967) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 99–82 (Open era) |
| Career titles | 5 (Open era) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (1965) |
| French Open | 4R (1969, 1971) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1970, 1972) |
| US Open | W (1970) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1965) |
Pierre Barthès (born 13 September 1941) is a retired French tennis player.
Career
[edit]Born in Béziers, Barthès was one of the Handsome Eight, a group of players signed by Lamar Hunt in 1968 for the newly formed professional World Championship Tennis (WCT) group.[4] In 1974, he reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 54, though this is not a true indication, as he was one of the top 20 players in 1971 before the creation of the ATP ranking system, making the year-end Masters the same year. He was also a US Open doubles champion in 1970, partnering Nikola Pilić.
Barthès won the 1963 Pau Championships defeating Pierre Darmon in the final.
Barthès won the Paris Indoor Championships and the Coupe Albert Canet in 1963 defeating Darmon in the final.
Barthès won the International Championships of Egypt in Cairo in 1964on clay defeating Martin Mulligan, Ismail El Shafei, and Istvan Gulyas in the final.
Barthès won the Altamira International Invitation in Caracas, Venzuela in 1965 on clay defeating Pancho Guzmán, Ron Holmberg, Ramanathan Krishnan, Frank Froehling III, and Manuel Santana in the final.
Barthès turned professional for the 1967 season. He won the Marseilles Pro on clay that year defeating Mike Davies, Ken Rosewall, and Fred Stolle in the final. He won the Grenoble, France indoor hardcourt event in 1970 defeating Cliff Drysdale, Rod Laver, and Andres Gimeno in the final.
Grand Slam finals
[edit]Doubles: 1 (1 title)
[edit]| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1970 | US Open | Grass |  Niki Pilić |
 Roy Emerson Rod Laver |
6–3, 7–6, 4–6, 7–6 |
References
[edit]- ^ Garcia, Gabriel. "Pierre Barthes: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ Garcia, Gabriel. "Pierre Barthes: Career tournament results". thetennisbase.com. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Wind, Herbert Warren (1979). Game, Set, and Match : The Tennis Boom of the 1960s and 70s (1. ed.). New York: Dutton. pp. 65–70. ISBN 0525111409.
External links
[edit]- Pierre Barthès at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Pierre Barthès at the International Tennis Federation
- Pierre Barthès at the Davis Cup
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